Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
ReviewsPraise for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages : "With these two books, Rowling displays her remarkable imagination and her genius for creating a parallel world through her words." -- USA Today "Harry Potter's textbooks now cast their own spell." -- TIME "Amazingly imaginative." -- Associated Press "Required reading for all Potter fans." -- Newsweek "Harry Potter fans who pride themselves on knowing every minute bit of Hogwarts trivia will devour both books." -- School Library Journal, Praise for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages "With these two books, Rowling displays her remarkable imagination and her genius for creating a parallel world through her words." -- USA Today "Harry Potter's textbooks now cast their own spell." -- TIME "Amazingly imaginative." -- Associated Press "Required reading for all Potter fans." -- Newsweek "Harry Potter fans who pride themselves on knowing every minute bit of Hogwarts trivia will devour both books." -- School Library Journal
Table Of ContentForeword by Albus Dumbledore ... xv1. The Evolution of the Flying Broomstick ... 32. Ancient Broom Games ... 93. The Game from Queerditch Marsh ... 174. The Arrival of the Golden Snitch ... 255. Anti-Muggle Precautions ... 356. Changes in Quidditch since the Fourteenth Century ... 41Pitch ... 41Balls ... 45Players ... 49Rules ... 53Referees ... 587. Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland ... 638. The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide ... 759. The Development of the Racing Broom ... 8910. Quidditch Today ... 97About the Author 105
SynopsisThe most checked-out book in the Hogwarts Library, and a volume no Quidditch player or Harry Potter fan should be without If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need Quidditch Through the Ages . This invaluable volume is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis.Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Comic Relief, who will use your money to continue improving and changing lives -- work that is even more important and astonishing than the three-and-a-half-second capture of the Golden Snitch by Roderick Plumpton in 1921.-- Albus Dumbledore, The most checked-out book in the Hogwarts Library, and a volume no Quidditch player or Harry Potter fan should be without!If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need Quidditch Through the Ages . This invaluable volume is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis.Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Comic Relief, who will use your money to continue improving and changing lives -- work that is even more important and astonishing than the three-and-a-half-second capture of the Golden Snitch by Roderick Plumpton in 1921.-- Albus Dumbledore, If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need Quidditch Through the Ages . This invaluable volume is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Comic Relief, who will use your money to continue improving and changing lives -- work that is even more important and astonishing than the three-and-a-half-second capture of the Golden Snitch by Roderick Plumpton in 1921. -- Albus Dumbledore